Fox News star Sean Hannity joins the podcast parade

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Fox News prime time host Sean Hannity will be the next cable news star to expand into podcasting.Fox News Media planned to announce Tuesday the launch of a twice-a-week podcast called “Hang Out with Sean Hannity,” featuring long-form interviews with subjects across culture, business, sports and politics.The podcast will have fresh material that could occasionally turn up on Hannity’s prime time Fox News program.While it will be scheduled for an hour, Hannity said in an interview he will allow the conversations to go on as long he believes they’re compelling.“You just keep going,” Hannity said, referring to the podcast format.

“I love the freedom that offers.”Hannity will be the biggest name at Fox News to join its new media division, which already has a number of podcasts that feature on-air talent such as Will Cain and Tyrus.The division also carries podcasts from Fox News contributors such as the irreverent conservative group Ruthless and anti-trans activist Riley Gaines.Cable news networks have made an aggressive push into podcasting, as they need to reach the growing number of consumers who no longer subscribe to pay TV.

Last year, MS NOW launched a weekly podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace” and last week announced “Clock It,” with journalist Eugene Daniels and Democratic strategist Symone Sanders Townsend.CNN’s Anderson Cooper has hosted a podcast — “All There Is,” where he talks to high-profile guests about grief and loss — since 2022.

Fox News parent Fox Corporation has pushed deeper into the podcast business with its 2025 acquisition of Red Seat Ventures, a company that provides sales support and other services to independent journalists with podcasts including former Fox News personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.Red Seat is expanding with the recent purchase of Supercast, another platform for podcast creators.

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